Before Installing
Check:
o CPU
o RAM
o Storage Requirements
USB
o OS files stored on a USB
Optical Media
o OS stored on DVD / Blu-ray
Network
o Common in corporations
o Files on a network server & download to the computer when installing [used on large deployment]
o WDS = Windows Deployment Service
—Running on a windows server
o Target computer must support network booting often noted as PXE = Preboot Execution Environment
o Go to BIOS to boot from NIC card = PXE
Solid State / Flash Drive
o OS files on USB / SSD
Internet Based
o Download from internet & installed
o Mostly Linux
External / Hot Swappable Drive
o OS on external
Internal HD [partition]
o OS stored internal